Looking back at Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2025, Island of Hearts stood out for its mix of live-action FMV romance, creator-led casting and player choice. We met the team on the show floor and took a closer look at how the project connects creator culture with interactive storytelling.
UNGALAND! blends colorful prehistoric charm with action-platforming challenge, Primal Seeds, oversized weapons, and a playful soulslike edge ahead of launch.
HaZ Dulull discusses how Astro Burn evolved into a cute-em-up, why player feedback changed the game, and what the team wants to bring back from the physical era.
Morgan Ketelaar Jaress and Anna Mihhailovskaja discuss The Perilous North, Arctic survival, Lovecraftian mystery, crew management, visual design, and the challenge of building a debut strategy RPG.
Exkee discusses Rescue Ops: Wildfire, firefighter collaboration, public playtest feedback, solo and co-op balancing, and the challenge of simulating large-scale wildfire response.
Matt Essom joins our Art in Games series to talk colour, inspiration, AI art, UFC 4, and the state of the games industry.
Ciro Camera shares how Verice Bay grew from a visual concept into a city shaped by time, continuity, and worldbuilding in Whirlight – No Time To Trip.
Riftwalker has passed 9,500 Steam wishlists, and Ethan McKinnon’s public, community-first approach helps explain why this ambitious solo project is gaining traction.
Tomas Sala explains how ShipShaper grew from a Bulwark tool into a relaxing standalone ship builder focused on flow, minimalist design, and creator-friendly exports.
Vital Shell’s spark, balance, and the next step forward We caught up with Marvin, the developer behind Vital Shell, to talk about the original spark that shaped the game’s vibe, the messy iteration process behind its systems, how he approached balance, and what’s coming next. If you missed our earlier coverage, you can read it…
A survival climb that treats every handhold like a real decision As part of our Indie Game Showcase 2025 hub, we’re taking a closer look at Cairn — a survival-climber from The Game Bakers (Furi, Haven), built around route choice, stamina management, and that constant “do I commit to this hold?” tension. Here’s why this…
Lynwood Montgomery discusses traditional art training, AI in game production, Magic Online, creative direction, human-built games, and why strong creative judgment still matters in the games industry.
Millennium Whisper, ethical AI, and acting for algorithms Set at the tail end of 1999, Millennium Whisper is an Early Access relationship sim where all the AI runs locally on your own hardware, and every character model is trained on in-house performances rather than scraped data. It’s a strange, ambitious mix of late-90s college life,…
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Overkill Squad launches on Steam with chaotic twin-stick action and a 40% discount Overkill Squad has just launched on Steam, bringing a fast, heavy-metal twin-stick shooter roguelite from developer Chillfox Games. For those wondering about Overkill Squad first impressions, the game, released on December 4, 2025, throws you into short, one-minute stages packed with bullets,…
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Creating Tiny Worlds – A Q&A with Outside the Blocks Developer Michał Kubas Outside the Blocks is the work of solo developer Michał Kubas, who has been quietly building a detailed medieval diorama sandbox where every wall, rooftop, and tiny prop can be placed, tweaked, and lit just so. After featuring the game as our…
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